"It would be nice to see him play with Cristiano Ronaldo" - Peter Schmeichel hoping that new Manchester United signing could force transfer u-turn

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has opined that Christian Eriksen's signing could help keep Cristiano Ronaldo at the club this summer. He stated that the Danish midfielder could create many goalscoring chances and form a great partnership with the Portuguese forward.

Schmeichel believes that Eriksen's signing would help in keeping Ronaldo at Old Trafford for another season. He told Tipsbladet (via Mirror):

“There are many questions to which we lack answers. Is Ronaldo playing? Is Frenkie de Jong coming? I think it is difficult to predict the team right now, but no matter what, Christian Eriksen gets the chance from the start in many matches. There he must prove himself like everyone else."

He added:

“It’s a great feeling to pull a United jersey over your head. He is chosen to represent the dreams of many people. I hope he will enjoy it. He’s good enough and he can handle it. Christian Eriksen will probably become a superstar at United if he delivers what he can."

Schmeichel was then asked what he believes his compatriot can bring to the club. He stated:

“He [Eriksen] must create goals. That’s what he can do. Eriksen has a unique way of watching the football game. He can deliver passes the defence cannot handle. In addition, he must be able to hold on to the ball on the final third, because that was a big problem for United last season."

He concluded:

“His qualities are seriously expressed when he has good players around him. Therefore, I think it would be nice to see him play with Cristiano Ronaldo. There you can talk about two well-developed football brains.”

Eriksen scored one goal and provided four assists in 11 matches for Brentford after joining them in January last season. He left the club as a free agent at the end of June and joined Manchester United.

Ronaldo, 37, has reportedly asked Manchester United to allow him to leave this summer if a suitable offer comes in. His agent has been in contact with Bayern Munich and Chelsea (via Mirror) about a potential move. However, Red Devils manager Erik ten Hag has repeatedly stressed that their talisman will stay at the club this summer.

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Bruno Fernandes unsure of Cristiano Ronaldo's situation at Manchester United

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes was asked if he knew anything about his compatriot's future plans. He said (via The Independent):

“Obviously we have to respect the decision of everyone. I don’t know what Cristiano said to the club, to the manager, I don’t know what he’s got going into his head, but we have to respect his space. From everything we know, he had some family problems, so we have to respect his space, give him some space and that’s it.”

The Portuguese forward was Manchester United's top goalscorer last season with 24 goals in 38 matches in all competitions. As per the club, he hasn't joined the squad on their ongoing pre-season tour due to personal reasons.